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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Sunday that the implementation of the new arrangements agreed by Tehran and the IAEA would be halted if any hostile action is taken against Iran and its nuclear sites, including the restoration of UN sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
The SNSC was referring to a move last month by Britain, France, and Germany — known as the E3 — to restore international sanctions by activating the “snapback mechanism.”
Addressing the opening day of the agency's annual General Conference, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said it was time to implement the deal "to restore confidence" and allow the agency "to continue our work in spite of all these difficulties.”
"Now it's up to... Iran and us to implement" the deal that "summarizes the technical measures, the practical steps that we need... to resume this indispensable work in Iran," Grossi said in his speech.
Eslami said that following the attacks on the nuclear sites, "continued cooperation with the agency will be pursued through new arrangements once the security concerns of our nation and our nuclear facilities are addressed.”
"Currently, no provision has been provided for the safeguards agreement as to how to continue engagement on the very critical situations following the aggression and continuation of threats against nuclear sites and facilities," he said.
But he added that Iran "remains a state party" to the NPT treaty despite passing a law that halted cooperation with the IAEA.